Physiological scoring: An aid to emergency medical services transport decisions?

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 320-323

  Challen, Kirsty ^a   Walter, Darren ^b  

^a Health Services Research ScHARR University of ShefHeld   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

decision making; emergency medical services; physiological scoring; transport; triage

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

AMBULANCES; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; DECISION MAKING; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRIAGE;

EID: 78049497774     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00008268     Document Type: Article

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